Dealing with bike bans is a crux: should you submissively accept them or rebelliously ignore them? It's complicated, says Thomas Giger in his blog post. However, unthinking compliance with the law is a dangerous boomerang.

The Canary Islands are a popular winter destination for trail bikers. Ride MTB has just activated a fresh spot guide for Tenerife with 15 detailed tour descriptions. This complements the already prepared Canary Islands spot guides for Gran Canaria & Fuerteventura.